Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 1,674 residents, it is a town in Guadeloupe.
Where it falls short is jobs & income: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 22.0% unemployment. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Vieux-Fort has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Vieux-Fort with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Vieux-Fort has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Vieux-Fort; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
1.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Vieux-Fort has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vieux-Fort.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Vieux-Fort records 96 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 176 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 170, 4% fewer. Life expectancy in Guadeloupe: 84.7 years for women and 78.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. One GP practises in the town.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. 1.2% of homes were built before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town. Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, below compared French towns (30%). Vieux-Fort has a median age of 51.8 years.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%.
| Vieux-Fort | France median | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · France median: the median of compared communes (Guadeloupe has none of its own)
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 8.8% of commuters at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Vieux-Fort from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments. Houses accounted for 91% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Vieux-Fort. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vieux-Fort yet.
Commune in Guadeloupe
Vieux-Fort is a commune of 1,674 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Sud Caraïbe. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieux-Fort | 1,674 | — | — | — | — | C |
| Gourbeyre | 7,307 | 3.2 | — | — | C+ | C+ |
| Trois-Rivières | 7,415 | 4 | — | — | B− | C− |
| Basse-Terre | 9,417 | 4.1 | — | — | D− | C |
| Saint-Claude | 10,177 | 5.5 | — | — | B+ | C+ |
| Baillif | 5,096 | 6 | — | — | C− | C |
| Vieux-Habitants | 7,077 | 8.9 | — | — | B+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vieux-Fort has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 12.4 recorded violent incidents and 12.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.